Abstract
Different versions of novels in the new era through the writers' revision or rewriting has not been paid due academic attention. Different versions of novels are produced in three periods particularly. Among these revisions and rewritings, the "substantive textual variants" center round expressions that are politically sensitive or that are concerned with sex scenes. Other changes are made concerning artistic perfection and socio-historical requirements. Apart from political factors, literary awards, commercialization, film and television adaptation, copyright, regional culture, network and new media, as well as changes in the context of globalization, are also contributing reasons for textual modification and variation. Textual criticism of novels in the new era is of great academic value in promoting the collation and indexing of contemporary literary texts and documents, enriching the awareness of problematization and methodologies in contemporary literary research, and advocating accuracy in literary history research.
First Page
11
Last Page
22
Recommended Citation
Luo, Xianhai. 2021. "On the Edition Criticism of New-Era Novels and Its Academic Value." Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art 41, (3): pp.11-22. https://tsla.researchcommons.org/journal/vol41/iss3/12
